Travel Blogs from Angkor Wat, Cambodia

... ! Temples of Angkor: There are many temple ruins in Angkor, the seat of the Khmer Empire but most significantly is AngkorWat ("temple city"), the largest religious monument in the world. It was built in the early 12th c as King Suryavarman ...

... that below...). We did a river cruise today and went to visit a floating village out on Tonle Sap (the largest lake in Cambodia and life life for many of its citizens). The villagers live out on their boats and literally everything floats: gardens, ...

Nice if there weren't so many people! Just the sheer size of everything makes it incredible. Everything is a thousand years old- from the ancient temples to the guy standing at the front of the ticket queue. I have never seen so many tourists in all my ...

... that no one could hear. Very touristy and not recommended.
Another early bed as we are up at 4.30am to leave at 5am for sunrise over AngkorWat...poor Jules doesn't do mornings...(although doing remarkably well considering most days start at ...

... around we opted for a pancake from places beside the onlookers. It seemed the locals lived there and made their living from the Angkorwat tourists which I was surprised was allowed, and wonder how they get permission to stay on the grounds. It was a lot ...

... a larger husk. Really clever how everything came from the original product and there was minimal wastage. On the way home we returned to AngkorWat. I actually wasn’t that keen to go back, we had been yesterday, but Alison was keen to get some more ...

... . Siam Reap is definitively the hub to go to and from AngkorWat. Ankgor Wat: Wake-up at 4am to try to catch the sunrise on AngkorWat. Our friendly guide, Ali, told us that it was freezing in the morning. Well it was not really. Not for a Swiss anyway... ...

... so glad we had a tour guide as they tell you the history and significance of things you may not otherwise notice. Highlights were AngkorWat reflecting in the pools, the trees entwined in the temple at Ta Prohm (apparently from tomb raider but we've ...

... ......until I finished off with a return to Angkor in the afternoon before finally flaming out and heading back to town exhausted. Highlights: - AngkorWat. Sunrise, then inside, up, and all around. Went back in the PM for more. - Bayon. Seems like a pile ...

... a bad omen and abandoned it. They eventually abandoned the entire city of Angkor by the 1400’s because of a drought. Besides AngkorWat, my favorite temple was Ta Prohm. It is popular among tourists because it has really old, giant trees that have ...

... up and just chatted. We then got up and ready at 4am to meet everyone else at 4:45 to go and see the sunrise at AngkorWat however there wasn't much of a sunrise unforunately but still managed to get some good pictures! We then went back to the hotel and ...

... 3 of us hired a tuk tuk for 15 bucks and had the driver take us to some of the main temples of the AngkorWat Complex. The temples, a mixture of hindu and buddhist inspiration, were built between 790 and 1327 so they are legitimately old. There ...

We arose at 5.30am to meet our tour guide. He iwas a sweet guy who gave us plenty of information. We visited 4 temples on day 1 and 2 on day 2, before flying to Thailand. The photos do the talking here, it was an amazing experience to walk through all ...

Today we visited seven temples. Each has individual characteristics, architecture and stories. Mr. Bunny did a job job of sharing his knowledge of the architecture, royalty and religious significance of each with ...

... to Vietnam to do !!
Ta Phrom was a 12th century Mahayana Bhuddist Temple, and one of the Ankhorian's largest structure. Unlike AngkorWat, Ta Phrom has been left as it was found by the French explorers, (while the likes of Angkor have been ...

Today, we visited the famous AngkorWat temple.
After we got done for $20 each, which is a bit much for looking at stone but never mind, we went to AngkorWat.
The first thing that greets you as you arrive is the 200yd wide moat surrounding the ...